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From snow to cracks: the role of meltwater in Antarctica

06 Jan 2026 From snow to cracks: the role of meltwater in Antarctica

Katrin Lindbäck, a researcher at Mid Sweden University, is taking part in the iQ2300 2025/26 expedition to investigate how meltwater is stored in Antarctic ice—both within the snow and in lakes on the surface—and what this means for the ice’s stability. Using radar and sensors, she aims to understand how hidden water reservoirs can influence crevasse formation, ice dynamics and the risk of collapse, with consequences for future sea levels.

Mysterious lakes deep in the Antarctic snow

01 Jan 2026 Mysterious lakes deep in the Antarctic snow

LISA – a laboratory in a box

23 Dec 2025 LISA – a laboratory in a box

The researchers have arrived at Wasa

19 Dec 2025 The researchers have arrived at Wasa

iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

18 Dec 2025 iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

One of the most serious impacts of climate change is global sea level rise. When glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melt, sea levels rise. To calculate how sea levels may develop in the future, researchers need better knowledge of the rate at which ice mass is being reduced – especially in East Antarctica, where large knowledge gaps persist due to its inaccessible location.

Daily routines in a data desert

16 Dec 2025 Daily routines in a data desert

Departure, transport and illusions

09 Dec 2025 Departure, transport and illusions

Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

08 Dec 2025 Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

How much snow falls over Antarctica – and where it ends up – may sound like a detail. But for researchers trying to understand future sea levels, it is a crucial piece of the puzzle. During the iQ2300 2025/26 expedition, fieldwork is being carried out in Dronning Maud Land, where data is being collected to improve climate and ice models and thus provide a better basis for long-term societal planning.

Home sweet home!

08 Dec 2025 Home sweet home!

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